Assembly battles over Medicaid expansion during opioid debate

Assembly Republicans are turning back an effort from Dems to accept the Medicaid expansion during today’s debate on several special session bills on opioid abuse. Republicans also charged Dems with fundraising off the debate, with Assembly Speaker Robin Vos saying it’s “disgusting” that Dems

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Lena Taylor: Getting smart on guns

A life is taken by gun violence every three days in the City of Milwaukee. If someone died every three days from a preventable disease, you’d better believe we’d be working to find a cure for that. So why are guns any different?

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Barca pushes back against GOP concerns on Dem fundraising appeal

Assembly Minority Leader Peter Barca pushed back on GOP concerns over a fundraising appeal Dems sent out during today’s debate on opioid addiction bills, though he acknowledged the email probably “could’ve been better timed.” Dems today proposed amendments on some of those bills that would’ve ensured Wisconsin accepted the Medicaid expansion

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Assembly passes nine special session bills on opioid abuse

Despite a contentious debate on several Dem amendments, the state Assembly today signed off on nine special session bills on opioid abuse. Dems sought to amend some of the bills to ensure the state accepts the Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act, but Republicans said those amendments were brought to

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Assembly battles over Medicaid expansion during opioid debate

Assembly Republicans are turning back an effort from Dems to accept the Medicaid expansion during today’s debate on several special session bills on opioid abuse. Republicans also charged Dems with fundraising off the debate, with Assembly Speaker Robin Vos saying it’s “disgusting” that Dems are “using this as a political issue to raise money.”

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TUE PM Update: Senate, Assembly meet; State of the Tribes address

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — The owners of high-capacity wells would face fewer state regulations under legislation the Senate began debating late this afternoon. But it was unclear when a final vote could come, because Senate Dems planned to object to third reading. Tony Palese, a spokesman

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Assembly approves bill making cheese official state dairy product

The state Assembly today unanimously approved a bill designating cheese as the official state dairy product. The proposal, approved 96-0, was the idea of a 4th grade classroom, said Rep. Todd Novak, R-Dodgeville. Novak authored the bill and ticked off several statistics on the state’s cheese production, including that Wisconsin

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Lena Taylor: Getting smart on guns

A life is taken by gun violence every three days in the City of Milwaukee. If someone died every three days from a preventable disease, you’d better believe we’d be working to find a cure for that. So why are guns any different?

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TUE News Summary: JFC holds public hearing; Assembly to vote on opioid abuse bills; spring election

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** April 6: WisPolitics.com 2018 Election Cycle Preview This happy hour event in Madison previews the political landscape in advance of the 2018 elections for governor and U.S. Senate with the Cook Political Report’s Jennifer Duffy, Marquette Law pollster Charles Franklin and “Rewind” analysts JR Ross

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